2007 Awards
The 2007 Awards began on March 13, 2008 and lasted for five days, until March 18. YouTubers could vote once per day, but could not change their vote once they voted.[10]A notable entry in the 2008 Awards was a video of the University of Florida Taser incident, uploaded by The Gainesville Sun; it was entered in the new Eyewitness category.[11] One nomination in the Politics category was an interview with a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination for the 2008 American presidential election, Ron Paul.[12] Also included in the Politics section was the I Got a Crush... on Obama video. Nominated in the Inspirational category was a stop motion video by Trevor Dougherty, entitled "Stand Up for World Peace."[13][14] The Leave Britney Alone! video by vlogger Chris Crocker was nominated in the Commentary category. Internet meme video Chocolate Rain by singer Tay Zonday was nominated in the Music section;[2] it won.[15]
| Category | Winning Video[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] | YouTube Link | YouTube User |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adorable | Laughing Baby | Flash video | gsager1234 |
| Comedy | Potter Puppet Pals in "The Mysterious Ticking Noise" | Flash video | NeilCicierega |
| Commentary | LonelyGirl15 is Dead! | Flash video | WHATTHEBUCKSHOW |
| Creative | The Original Human TETRIS Performance by Guillaume Reymond | Flash video | notsonoisy |
| Eyewitness | Battle at Kruger | Flash video | Jason275 |
| Inspirational | Blind Painter | Flash video | texascountryreporter |
| Instructional | How to solve a Rubik's Cube | Flash video (part 1) | pogobat |
| Music | Chocolate Rain | Flash video | TayZonday |
| Politics | Stop the Clash of Civilizations | Flash video | AvaazOrg |
| Series | The Guild | Flash video (part 1) | watchtheguild |
| Short Film | my name is lisa | Flash video | sheltonfilms |
| Sports | balloon bowl | Flash video | davetheknave |
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